Syllables
How many syllables does the word "homework" have?
2
In the word "two" what letter is silent?
Reading with speed, accuracy, and expression is called this.
fluency
What is a consonant?
Everything but a, e, i, o, u.
Does the word create have a long a sound or short?
Long
How many syllables does the word "terrible" have?
3
This irregular word is the past tense of eat
ate
You keep your voice steady and confident when you read a sentence with this punctuation
period
What sound does the blend lp make? Can you give me a word that ends with lp?
Help, yelp, kelp, scalp
What vowel sound is in the word treat?
Long e
How many syllables does the word the word "then" have?
1
How do you pronounce the word knock?
nok
What do you do when you come to a comma while reading?
Pause
What does the blend fl make? Can you give me a word that starts with fl?
Florida, flake, flop, flash, flick
What vowel sound does insect have?
short i
How many syllables does the word "cafeteria" have?
5
How do you pronounce the word brought?
braat
What punctuation do you use when you are excited about something?
An exclamation point!
What sound does the blend qu make? Can you give me a word that starts with qu?
quilt, queen, quick
The vowel team ai makes what long vowel sound?
What is one way to determine how many syllables a word has?
Look for the vowels.
In the word of, the letter f makes this sound instead of /f/.
V
Fluent readers pay attention to this to know when to pause, stop, or change their tone of voice.
Punctuation
What sound does the blend ph make? Can you give me a word that starts or ends with ph?
phone, phony, physical, graph
The vowel team oa makes what long vowel sound?